Braves pitcher Ian Anderson is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Astros pitcher Cristian Javier rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 in Box-Toppers season player rankings for 2021. Players are ranked by Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned this season through Tuesday, April 27.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 5.0 |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 5.0 |
| 3 | Rogers, Trevor 4311 | pi sp | fla nl | 5.0 |
| 4 | Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 4.7 |
| 5 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 4.7 |
| 6 | Martinez, J.D. 2922 | dh rf | bos al | 4.7 |
| 7 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 4.0 |
| 8 | Javier, Cristian 4290 | pi sp | hou al | 4.0 |
| 9 | Barnes, Matt 3466 | pi mr cp | bos al | 4.0 |
| 10 | Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | lad nl | 3.7 |
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Player of the Day—Anderson struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing one run and one walk, in the 5-0 win over the Cubs.
Anderson earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season and ranks 53rd among all players, 22nd among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Vladimir Guerrero Jr. of the Blue Jays hit three home runs, including a grand slam, in the 9-5 win over the Nationals. Guerrero went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in seven runs.
Guerrero had a Box-Toppers game score Tuesday of +9.0, which is the second-best for a batter earning Player of the Game honors so far in 2021. The highest is +10.0 by Adam Duvall of the Marlins on April 13 (2HR 2B 4-5 4R 7BI in the 14-9 win over the Braves). Though Guerrero has the second-best Box-Toppers game score among batters who’ve earned Player of the Game in 2021, his score ranks 49th among all Player of the Game winners—there are 47 pitchers who’ve earned Player of the Game who have higher game scores.
National League Batter of the Day—Tyrone Taylor of the Brewers homered and went 3-for-4, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 5-4 win over the Marlins.
This was Taylor’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Taylor made his Major League debut Sept. 7, 2019, and was playing in his 48th career game.
American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Tuesday because overall AL Player of the Day was batter Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Rankings—Astros pitcher Cristian Javier rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Javier (7IP 2H 0R 3BB 6K W in the 2-0 win over the Mariners) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 4.0 for the season. He ranks fourth among AL pitchers.
Notable—Yankees pitcher Corey Kluber, earning his first Player of the Game honor in more than two years Tuesday, now has 110.1 career Box-Toppers points.
Kluber (6.2IP 6H R 2BB 5K W in the 5-1 win over the Orioles) last earned Player of the Game honors Sept. 24, 2018, with the Indians. Injuries limited him to seven games in 2019 and one game in 2020 with the Rangers. Tuesday was his fifth start for the Yankees in 2021.
Kluber earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game and his 110.1 career points now ranks 61st among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his 1.0 point Tuesday, he passes Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom (109.4) on the “all-time” list and now trails 60th-ranked player Jeff Kent (110.2). Passing deGrom, Kluber now ranks 14th among active, signed players. He ranks fifth among active AL pitchers.
Also notable—Tigers pitcher Jose Cisnero earned his first Player of the Game honor in nearly eight years Tuesday.
Cisnero (1IP H 0R BB 3K ND in the 5-2 win over the White Sox) last earned Player of the Game honors June 26, 2013, with the Astros. He earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points in 2013 and now has 3.0 career points.
Cisnero was out of Major League Baseball from 2015 to 2018, playing in the Mexican and independent leagues. He was playing in his 75th game since returning to the Majors in 2019.
Debut—Indians closing pitcher James Karinchak made his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Karinchak (1.1IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K Sv in the 7-4 win over the Twins) made his Major League debut Sept. 14, 2019, and was playing in his 43rd career game.
Scoring—Anderson earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Guerrero earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Taylor earns 1.5 points for being NL Batter of the Day. All of Tuesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
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Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners
Here is the top player from each of the day’s games listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score (BTG).| 4/27 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +13.0 | ATL 5, CHC 0 | Ian Anderson, (W 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| AL | +9.0 | TOR 9, WSH 5 | Vladimir Guerrero Jr., 1B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +8.0 | BOS 2, NYM 1 | Garrett Richards, (W 1‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | ||
| +8.0 | HOU 2, SEA 0 | Cristian Javier, (W 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||
| +4.1 | STL 5, PHI 2 | Carlos Martínez, (W 1‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| +4.0 | TEX 6, LAA 1 | Nick Solak, 2B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | `PIT 2, KC 1 | Tyler Anderson | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| +3.1 | CLE 7, MIN 4 | James Karinchak, (S 2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | MIL 5, MIA 4 | Tyrone Taylor, LF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | ARI 5, SD 1 | Carson Kelly, C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | COL 7, SF 5 (F/10) | C.J. Cron, 1B | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | CIN 6, LAD 5 | Jesse Winker, LF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | `DET 5, CHW 2 | Jose Cisnero, (Hld 2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +1.2 | NYY 5, BAL 1 | Corey Kluber, (W 1‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| +1.0 | TB 4, OAK 3 | Brett Phillips, RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
AL—Overall American League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
NL—Overall National League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
BAT—Top AL or NL Batter of the Day, worth 1.5 total Box-Toppers points.
All other players listed here earn Player of the Game honors, worth 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
` Pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.
Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s Player of the Game winners
Here are Box-Toppers point totals of each of the Player of the Game winners. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total for the current season (’21). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’20-21), the period 2016-2021 (’16-21) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2021 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2020 total (+/-).| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’21 | ’20‑21 | ’16‑21 | Career | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javier, Cristian 4290 | pi sp | hou al | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +2.0 |
| Anderson, Tyler 3656 | pi sp | pit nl | 2.0 | 4.7 | 17.7 | 17.7 | ‑0.7 |
| Anderson, Ian 4312 | pi sp | atl nl | 2.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | ‑0.7 |
| Cron, C.J. 3338 | 1b | col nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 13.7 | 20.7 | +2.0 |
| Guerrero, Vladimir Jr. 4142 | 1b 3b | tor al | 1.7 | 2.7 | 8.9 | 8.9 | +0.7 |
| Taylor, Tyrone 4393 | lf | mil nl | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Richards, Garrett 3042 | pi sp mr | bos al | 1.0 | 4.0 | 10.7 | 44.1 | ‑2.0 |
| Solak, Nick 4227 | 2b cf lf dh | tex al | 1.0 | 3.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | ‑1.5 |
| Winker, Jesse 3988 | lf dh | cin nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | ‑1.0 |
| Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp cp | stl nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 33.9 | 48.6 | +1.0 |
| Kelly, Carson 4098 | ca | ari nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +1.0 |
| Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | nyy al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 65.9 | 110.1 | +1.0 |
| Phillips, Brett 3914 | rf | tb al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +1.0 |
| Cisnero, Jose 3172 | pi mr | det al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | +1.0 |
| Karinchak, James 4392 | pi cp | cle al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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